Épinal–Mirecourt Airport or ''Aéroport d'Épinal–Mirecourt'' is an airport located in Juvaincourt, northwest of

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and northwest of

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, in the

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'' of the

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'' of

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. Originally built in 1953 as a

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over-spill base, the air base never had permanent units assigned, but was used regularly for exercises and training. The civilian airport is managed by ''Super Airport Infrastructure'', based at

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External links

''Epinal–Mirecourt Airport''
(official site)
''Aéroport d'Epinal–Mirecourt''
(''Union des Aéroports Français'') * Airports in Grand Est Airports established in 1953 {{Vosges-geo-stub